Halloween 2008

Our first Halloween in Logan was fairly eventful. We did the whole hand out candy thing- Dr. HokieKev even manned the door- and then went to a party- Dr. HokieKev even dressed up. The kids in Utah are vastly different from the kids in Florida. In Florida, the kids saw my candy bowl as their own personal glutton pail and would take handfuls. I honestly don't blame them because I always buy good candy. I don't want to be the loser house that gives out lollipops and fruit flavored tootsie rolls. On the other hand, the kids in Utah are SUPER polite! They take one piece, say thank you, and are on their merry way. I had to go as far as telling them they could have as much as they wanted- I mean, fun size candy bars are more like bitesize- go ahead kis, take a few more. We still had a huge bowl leftover- maybe I was a little overzealous this year.

After trick or treating we headed over to Chris's for a Halloween party. It was a great place to get rid of the excess cupcakes I made for work. Anyway- here are some pictures. As always, click the picture to see the rest!

I will leave you with a story from last Halloween- keep in mind that people in Florida are a different breed of special.

Location: My front door, Halloween night 2007
::Doorbell rings:
Trick or Treaters: TRICK OR TREAT
Me in my head: Shouldn't these kids be in bed right now, I mean they are like 3 and 6 and it is almost 9:30 pm. They must be transplants. (You see we live in a tidy little upper middle class neighborhood where it is more than safe to walk around after dark, yet these people were in a car.)
Me out loud: Happy Halloween are you guys having fun?
Some older lady running out of her car: OH Thank you SO much for staying up for us, you look like you are almost out, you should give us all of it! :Shoves kids out of the way and bag into my face:
ANOTHER older lady in a bathrobe: I'm pregnant, no need for a costume!
Me in my head: OHM WTF!!!
::Gives candy to kids and weirdo grownups::
Pregnant lady: Oh, this bag is for my daughter. She couldn't make it tonight, she isn't due until January!
::Dumps rest of nasty chewy SweeTarts into the bag for the fetus, blows out pumpkins and turns off the light::

Upon my return inside, I literally fell onto the couch laughing. I have never been pregnant or had a child, but I am pretty confident in saying that newborns cannot eat candy. Its one thing when parents take their cute little infants around trick or treating because they are cute in those little costumes. But to trick or treat for a fetus??? They must be a product of the Florida public school system!